Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to a contention that the process for selecting representatives to the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Clare did not accord with the Constitution of Boards and Rules of Procedure of National Schools; if his Department is making inquiries into the matter; if so, the stage those inquiries have reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18375/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The appointment of members of Boards of Management is a matter in the first instance for the relevant school patron. I can confirm that I have received correspondence from an individual in relation to the appointment of members of the Board of Management of the school in question. The issues raised in the correspondence were referred by my Department to the patron of the school. A letter outlining the patron's response to the matters raised has been received by my Department in recent days. My Department will be in contact shortly with both the patron and the individual concerned.